2 Samuel 18:5: Full of unutterable grace

Full of unutterable grace
Thus the true King of Israel prays,
That those who seek His life may live.
Father, My murderers forgive,
Deal gently with them, for My sake,
And to Thine arms the rebels take.
Whene'er my Father in the skies
Is forced this rebel to chastise,
He makes His goodness known;
And while my feeble flesh He grieves,
A charge with the affliction gives,
"Deal gently with My son!"